Westburne, Inc., the Montreal-based multi-industry distribution powerhouse, made bold moves to establish electrical operations in the mid-Atlantic and mountain regions of the U.S. with agreements to buy Blazer Electric Supply Co., Colorado Springs...

Communications Supply Corp. (CSC), Carol Stream, Ill., has staked out a larger position in the Northeast generally, and New York City in particular, with the purchase of Computel Inc., Springfield, N.J...

Two large central Pennsylvania electrical distributors-Schaedler Brothers, Inc. and York Electrical Supply Co. (YESCO)-have merged their family-owned companies to take advantage of size efficiencies, similarities in product lines and complementary...

Looking to grow and diversify its operations in the New England market, Sonepar Distribution US, Reading, Pa., took a major step toward capturing some of the $300 million worth of the region's annual electrical product sales over the next few...

Capital Lighting & Supply, Alexandria, Va., has agreed to purchase Del Electric Supply, Gaithersburg, Md. For Capital, a Sonepar company, this represents another step in its expansion in the Mid-Atlantic region, where it has been acquiring...

In its most significant move since its initial public stock offering in May, WESCO Distribution has acquired Coghlin Electric/Electronics, Westborough, Mass., one of the top electrical distributors serving New England's industrial original...

The Home Depot, Atlanta, Ga., signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Georgia Lighting Supply Co., Inc., also of Atlanta. With sales of about $40 million, it is ranked 136th among the industry's 250 largest electrical distributors...